Global Patent Index - EP 2594167 A1

EP 2594167 A1 20130522 - Device for compressing food articles

Title (en)

Device for compressing food articles

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Komprimieren von Nahrungsmitteln

Title (fr)

Dispositif de compression d'articles alimentaires

Publication

EP 2594167 A1 20130522 (EN)

Application

EP 13000669 A 20100311

Priority

  • US 15934409 P 20090311
  • EP 10709342 A 20100311

Abstract (en)

The present invention refers to a compression tool (100), comprising a base (102) including a base handle portion (109) and a base hinge end (110), the base hinge end (110) having a plurality of gear teeth (138); a receptacle (114) configured to receive and hold an article of food; a lever (104) rotatably coupled to the base (102), the lever (104) including a lever handle portion (111) and a lever hinge end (128) having a plurality of gear teeth (136); and a piston assembly (106) including a bracket assembly (141) and a piston head (120) carried by the bracket assembly (141), the bracket assembly (106) being pivotally coupled to the base hinge end (110) and pivotally coupled to the lever hinge end (128) such that the plurality of gear teeth (136) of the lever (104) engage the plurality of gear teeth (138) of the base (102), the piston head (120) compresses the article of food held in the receptacle (114) when the lever handle portion (111) is moved towards the base handle portion (109) to cause the plurality of gear teeth (136) of the lever (104) to move along the gear teeth (138) of the base (102).

IPC 8 full level

A47J 19/00 (2006.01); A47J 19/02 (2006.01); A47J 19/04 (2006.01); A47J 19/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47J 19/005 (2013.01 - EP US); A47J 19/04 (2013.01 - EP US); A47J 19/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B30B 9/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 2584333 A 19520205 - ANDRE CROT

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010105026 A1 20100916; AU 2010224143 A1 20111013; AU 2010224143 B2 20160929; CA 2753723 A1 20100916; CA 2753723 C 20170425; CN 102348399 A 20120208; DK 2594167 T3 20141013; EP 2405788 A1 20120118; EP 2405788 B1 20130918; EP 2594167 A1 20130522; EP 2594167 B1 20140702; ES 2497691 T3 20140923; JP 2012520138 A 20120906; JP 5669763 B2 20150218; US 2010229736 A1 20100916; US 8322277 B2 20121204

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010026929 W 20100311; AU 2010224143 A 20100311; CA 2753723 A 20100311; CN 201080011189 A 20100311; DK 13000669 T 20100311; EP 10709342 A 20100311; EP 13000669 A 20100311; ES 13000669 T 20100311; JP 2011554186 A 20100311; US 72244710 A 20100311